Jazzing Up Winter

A few weeks ago when I was feeling very 'done' with winter I decided to stop by a new little shop in town that sells colorful-fun-snazzy fabric. The walls of the shop are painted with lots of color and everything in the shop is playful and colorful and FUN! Just the kind of place I wanted to go. And I wanted to buy some of the jazzy-snazzy fabric. Not that I NEED any fabric...  

fabric cupboard today in all it's semi-organized glory

No, I do not need any more fabric. But I did need some fabric with COLOR! With ENERGY!  With JE NE SAIS QUOI! 

So I was in the shop looking around and I decided to make a little purse for Abbie with one of the cute patterns. I was talking with Catherina, the owner, and she said, "Hey, if I give you the fabric and pattern will you make one for the store for me to display?" Easy answer.

And that is how this...

Became this...

I finished the store's bag and took it in. 

Now Abbie can finish sewing her bag. I'm helping with the trickier parts, but she is enjoying learning how to sew something on her own.

Color+Fabric+Creating=A good antidote for winter.

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FOR TODAY, Monday, February 2...

Outside My Window...Happy Ground Hog's Day. We are having blue, sunny skies. What does that mean? More winter? Less winter? What does Punxsutawney  Phil have to say about this?

I am thinking...Life is good.

From the Learning Room...math-math-math. History from SOTW. Latin for Jake. "Much Ado About Nothing" (Lamb's version) for Abbie.

I am thankful for...February. Blue skies. I'm really not doing winter well this year!

From the kitchen...That is always my dilemma, my challenge, my weak link. Maybe...cookies! Yep. That's a good idea. Let's get a jump on Valentine's Day and make some sweet-tasting sugar cookies. I'll figure out dinner later.

I am wearing...my Levis, a heavy (because even with the blue sky it is still cold) sweat shirt, my Nikes.

I am creating...Abbie and I are sewing purses with very fun fabric.

I am going...actually, we, as a family, are going ice-skating tonight. Should be humorous.

I am reading...still reading "Team of Rivals" and should be for awhile, I would think.

 

I am hoping...Punxsutawney Phil calls it right! ha ha! (Do you notice the theme here? I'm done with winter!)

I am hearing...Jake and Abbie talking. I need to turn the classical music on the stereo for learning ambiance.

Around the house...I have some paper piles around the desk that really need to be dealt with. Really.

One of my favorite things...my home-made tacos. Hummm...there's an idea for dinner. But I need to get some avocados and give them time to ripen. I'm putting tacos on this week's menu. (I do make menus. It is just hard for me.)

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: It is Freddy's birthday on Thursday! I need to get a card in the mail. Dance lessons, piano lessons, play practices, Scouts, regular life--which is fine by me.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

This is our fabric all cut out and ready for us to begin sewing.